Dashboard-holder.



10.851,473'. PATENTBD APR. 2s, 1907.

J. .W. YOCHEM.

DASHBOARD HOLDER.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG.31,1906.

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DASHBOARD-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1907.

Application filed August 31,1906. Serial No. 332,830.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known .that I, JOHN lV. Yocnniu, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tillin, in the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Dashboard- Holder, of which the following is aspeciiication.

This invention relates t`0 dashboard holding devices of the general typeset forth in my United States Patent No. 802,543, dated October 24,1905.

The objects of the present invention are to improve, strengthen andsimplify the construction of such devices; furthermore, to increasetheir efliciency in operation and to decrease the expense attendingtheir manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter'described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodii'nent of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scopeof the following claims without departing from the spirit of theinvention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification: Figure1 is a perspective view, partly broken away, of the forward end of avehicle body, having a dashboard held in position by means of theimprovements of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of oneof the improved dashboard holders; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinalsection thereof; and Fig. 4l is a transverse view showing the holder inopen position.

Like reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in the differentiigures of the drawings.

The improved device of this invention comprises a stationary memberindicated generally by A, and a movable member indicated generally by B.The stationary member A preferably consists of a plate 1 which isadapted to be secured to the body of a vehicle adjacent the dashboard Cthereof. '.lhe plate l may be secured in position in any suitable mannersuch, for example, as by means of the screws or bolts 2, and the upper'end of said plate preferably is angularly bent, as indicated at 3, tofit over the upper edge of the buowf box or other suitable ortion of avehicle, indicated by 4. The plate l of the stationary member A isprovided with longitudinally extending side flanges 5 which extend attheir upper ends beyond the upper end of the plate 1 and are cut away inany suitable manner to form inclined cam shoulders 6. As shown in thedrawing, the upper end of the plate l, adjacent the angularly bentportion 3, co-operates with the lower ends of the inclined ea'mshoulders G to form an approximately wedge-shaped slot 7.

The movable member B preferably consists of a bar 8 which is adapted tosupport the dashboard O, said bar preferably being formed with anangular-ly extending portion 9 which is bolted or otherwise suitablysecured to the dashboard C and is adapted to rest upon the angularlybent upper end of the plate 1 when the dashboard is in position. Themovable member B, consisting` of the bar S, preferably has a slidingpivotal connection with the stationary member A. The

preferred form of sliding pivotal connection consists of a pivot rod 10which is connected with the side ll anges of the member A and extendsthrough a longitudinal slot 11 formed in the member B, whereby themember B can not only be swung in a pivotal manner upon the member A butcan also be moved in. a longitudinal direction so as to permit thedashboard O to be swung back upon the buggy body and thus removed out ofthe way of the thills when it is desired to store the buggy in smallspace. For the purpose of holding the movable member B in engagementwith the member A when the dashboard is in normal position, the member Bis provided with interfitting elements in the nature of laterallyextending, wedgeshaped lugs 12, which are adapted to fit into thewedge-shaped slots 7 of the member A so as to engage the inclined camshoulders 6, it being understood that the downward pressure of thedashboard C will cause the wedgeshaped lugs 12 to ride down the inclinedcam shoulders G and thus cause the bar S to be forced tightly againstthe plate 1 of the member A.

In order to lock the members A and B toge ther in such manner as toprevent longitudinal movement by the member B, said member B isvforn'ied with a slot 13 in' which is mounted a cam member 14 of alocking device 15, which is so shaped that when it is pushed down intoparallelism with the bar S of the movable member B, the cam member 14will bear againstzthejlplate'llofjthej sta- IOO IIO

tionary member A and thus force said members away from each other, thisoperation being resisted at one end of the bar 8 by the pivot rod 10 andat the other end of said bar by the intertting elements consisting ofthe wedge-shaped lugs 12 and the inclined cam shoulders 6. The action ofthe locking device 15 is therefore not only to prevent any longitudinalmovement of the bar S with respect to the plate 1 which might serve topermit the interiitting elements 6 and 12 to become disengaged from eachother and permit the dashboard C to swing backward, but also to maintaina rigid strained relation between the members A and B which willeffectually prevent them from rattling.

For the purpose oi' holding the locking device 15 in parallelism withthe bar 8, a pair of oppositely acting spring clips 16 are mounted uponsaid bar in such manner as to engage the handle of the locking device13. A resilient buffer 17, formed preferably oi' rubber, is interposedbetween the locking device 15 and the bar 8, as shown.

It will be obvious that by drawing rearwardly upon the handle of thelocking device 15, the cam member 14 will be moved out of contact withthe plate l of the stationary member A so that the movable member B canbe raised up until the wedgeshaped lugs or Aelements 12 becomedisengaged from the cam shoulders 6, after which the member A, togetherwith the dashboard C, can be swung rearwardly so as to permit the thillsto be folded upward against the vehicle body without contacting with thedashboard.

The improved dashboard holder of this invention is strong, simple,durable and inexpensive 'in construction as well as thoroughly efficientin operation.

As shown in Fig. 3, the slot l1 of the member B is formed at its upperend with a laterally-extending recess l1 into which the pivot rod 10 isadapted to iit when the locking device is in locked position, wherebyany accidental longitudinal movement of the member B with respect to themember A is effectually prevented.

The member A at its lower end preferably is formed with an elongatedslot l adapted to receive a screw or other fastening device so that whenthe member A is fastened on a vehicle, it can be moved either way to setit in proper vertical position, it being understood that the upper endof the member B is held in position by a fastening extending through theopening lH shown in Fig. 3.

Vhat is claimed is:

1. A dashboard holder comprising a pair of pivotally connected members,a locking device for forcing said members away from each other toprevent rattling, and spring clips for holding said locking device inlocked position.

2. A dashboard holder comprising a pair of members having a slidingpivotal connection with each other, wedge-shaped lugs connected with oneof said members, and cam shoulders carried by the other of said membersand adapted to be engaged by said wedge-shaped lugs.

3. A dashboard holder comprising a pair of members having a slidingpivotal connection, wedge-shaped lugs connected with one of saidmembers, cam shoulders carried by the other of said members and adaptedto be engaged by said wedge-shaped lugs, and a locking device forholding said wedgeshaped lugs in engagement with said cam shoulders.

4. A dashboard holder comprising a meinber consisting of a plate havingside 'flanges formed with cam shoulders, one end of said plate beingextended adjacent said cam shoulders lto form a wedge-shaped slot, and asecond member consisting of a bar mounted between said side flanges andhaving a sliding pivotal connection therewith, said bar havingwedge-shaped lugs to engage said wedge-shaped slot, a locking devicemounted on said bar and having a cam member adapted to engage saidplate, spring clips carried by said bar for holding said locking devicein locked position, and a resilient buffer mounted between said lockingdevice and said bar.

In testimony that I claim the Jforegoing as my' own, I have heretoaHiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses:

JOHN IV. YOCHEM. Witnesses:

E. G. STALEY, A. IV. HAGEN.

